1.  The end of the Warsaw pact meant no support from the old Soviet Union and a decline in their role and importance.

2.  A defeat means support for an unsolicited bid from SunTrust.

3.  According to British officials, it should also mean strong support for leaders like Trimble, who are tentatively sticking their necks out.

4.  It means support for the United Nations.

5.  It should mean more support for processing businesses closer to the farms and tougher use of the antitrust laws against the agribusiness giants.

6.  More beneficiaries could mean more support for a policy that is under growing attack in the courts and in the political arena.

7.  That means public support of, tied tightly to our ethical control of, embryonic stem-cell research.

8.  Support from top administrators does not necessarily mean support from department heads who make the crucial decisions on hiring and resources.

9.  That should mean support for farmer-owned reserves, as well as for disastrously low prices.

10.  To make a profit, they need numbers, and numbers almost always mean support from a white mainstream audience.